October 2008 News
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Lack of security staff a global problem, says Coviello
The lack of trained IT security professionals is a worldwide problem, says
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MS Office Online changes software licensing
Microsoft 's Office Online suite, a browser-based version of MS Office, promises to change the economics of licencing for enterprises . The...31 Oct 2008
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Climate Change supuer computer in pictures
The Mike Barnsley Centre for Climate Research at Swansea University has installed the latest Blue Ice supercomputer from IBM.
The site in Pembrokeshire...
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Women in IT believe they are paid less than men
More than half of women in IT believe they get paid less than their male colleagues, according to a survey by the IT trade association Intellect.31 Oct 2008
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Government to track overseas students' attendance
Students from outside Europe studying in the UK will have to supply their fingerprints so that a new IT system can track their attendance.
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VMware to cut prices by 10%
Virtualisation software maker VMware will slash the price its distributors buy at by 10% from Monday, according to a report in
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Motorola delays plan to split in two
Motorola is to delay splitting itself into two companies because of the global economic turmoil. Earlier...31 Oct 2008
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Lincs boy arrested by police for allegedly surfing on neighbour’s Wi-Fi connection
Lincolnshire police have arrested a 16-year-old suspected of hacking into his next door neighbour's Wi-Fi...31 Oct 2008
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Alcatel-Lucent beefs up database security consultancy
Alcatel-Lucent ...31 Oct 2008
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Google to include scanned documents in search results for first time
Google is to include scanned documents in its search results for the...31 Oct 2008
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Government departments show big increases in IT spending
Four government departments saw big increases in...31 Oct 2008
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Cern’s atom-basher down until the second half of next year
Cern's atom-bashing Large Hadron Collider (LHC) ...31 Oct 2008
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Big jump in malware hosting websites detected, helped by Halloween
An average of 5,424 new malware-hosting websites were detected by security firm MessageLabs every...31 Oct 2008
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Laptop manufacturers recall 100,000 fire hazard batteries
Three of the world biggest laptop makers...31 Oct 2008
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Global chip sales face decline in economic turmoil
Global semiconductor sales face a decline next year, according to the world's largest contract chip maker. Taiwan...31 Oct 2008
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Passport Service dismisses 14 for database abuses
The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) says it has dismissed 14 people over the last three years in relation to passport database abuses. The IPS...31 Oct 2008
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Manufacturers turn to 'silicon factories' to save money
Globalisation has increased the rewards for manufacturers who innovate and to get to market first. As a result, more manufacturers are turning to the computer to design, test and refine products an...31 Oct 2008
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New beta of Google Chrome aims to fix bugs
Google has released an updated beta version of its Chrome...
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Procter & Gamble aims to get to market quicker with Dassault Systemes
Procter & Gamble i s implementing Dassault Systèmes' ...31 Oct 2008
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Web 2.0 will see retailers through downturn, say reports
Web 2.0 will help online retailers grow throughout...31 Oct 2008
